As votes come in, Iraqi PM’s hold on power looks shaky
Votes are being counted after Iraq’s weekend parliamentary election, and at first glance it appears that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s coalition lags behind those of two…
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Iraq’s Sadr supporters chant ‘Iran is out’ while celebrating electoral victory
Following reports that Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s list Sairoon (On the Move) is the early front-runner in the national elections, Sadr’s supporters gathered in…
Commentary: Iran deal collapse would endanger U.S. in Iraq
May 12 is more than the deadline for Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement. It’s also the day that Iraqis are due…
Some US Troops in Iraq May Come Home Early, General Says
An evolving U.S. mission in Iraq may send some 10th Mountain Division soldiers home early, but nine-month brigade rotations will continue as long as Iraqi…
Change in Iraq mission could mean some 10th Mountain soldiers come home early
With the end of major combat operations against ISIS in Iraq, some soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division currently deployed there might be home before the end…
Candidate in upcoming Iraq elections claims ‘to be a prophet’
Baghdad – In a peculiar case, a candidate for parliamentary elections in the province of Dhi Qar claimed to be a prophet in order to win…
For Iraq, Bombing ISIS in Syria Was the Easy Part
The Iraqi air force sortied high-tech F-16 fighter jets armed with laser-guided bombs to strike suspected Islamic State forces near the town of Al Shaddi…
Iraq’s oil bidding raises eyebrows
Iraq is opening more of its untapped oil and gas resources to foreign developers, hoping to increase revenue after its costly war with the Islamic…
Iraq’s move to rush oil bidding could deter some firms
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is opening more of its untapped oil and gas resources to foreign developers, hoping to boost revenues after its costly war…
Iraq says its strikes in Syria killed 36 IS militants
BAGHDAD (AP) — A spokesman for Iraq’s military says 36 Islamic State militants have been killed in Thursday’s airstrikes by Iraq’s air force in Syria….